Vimal, finally got a chance to meet his favourite actor Mohanlal, recently. The film-maker, who was extremely excited about meeting the veteran actor, shared a click with him, on his Facebook page.

The director states that he grew up watching Mohanlal movies, and it was sufficient to learn cinema. Vimal feels that Mohanlal films are the greatest textbooks for anyone who aspires to be a part of Malayalam cinema.

He was also fortunate enough to share the details of his upcoming project Karnan, with Mohanlal. The Ennu Ninte Moideen director thanked the actor for the love and consideration, through his Facebook post.

Mohanlal is currently filming the final schedule of his upcoming movie Oppam, directed by Priyadarshan. The team, recently finished the shooting of the climax sequence of the movie, which will be released for Onam.

Vimal, on the other hand, is extremely busy with the pre-production of his ambitious project Karnan. The movie, which stars young actor in the title role, will start rolling by the beginning of 2017.